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Title
Fugitive Slave Bill
Subject
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)Slavery--United States—HistoryUnited States--Politics and government--1845-1861
Description
Broadside announcing the Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850. Passed by the Senate and House of Representatives and signed into law by President Millard Fillmore, the Fugitive Slave Act gave slave owners greater power in capturing runaway slaves, even those who had fled to free states.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Fugitive Slave Bill
https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/MB0001
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/2339
https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/MB0001
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/2339
Publisher
Unknown
Date
09-18-1850
Contributor
East Carolina University
Rights
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Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MB0001
Coverage
1850, United States